100-calorie ways to satisfy your sweet tooth

Try these easy ideas for small, sweet snacks on the go

By Helen Racanelli

Make your own snacks

Hundred-calorie snack packs are all the rage on grocery store shelves, with slimmed-down chocolate bars and Lilliputian cookies forming the majority of such portion-controlled fare. But if you want to stay away from the excess packaging and save a little dough, you can easily rustle up your own 100-calorie sweet snacks, whether you’re at home or on the go.

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